It was still early when he came out of the palace, so Zhu Hang invited Xu Huai, Wen Hengyue, Qian Zerui and others to sit in his house, waiting for Emperor Jianji to discuss with King Huai and other ministers if they stayed in the palace.
Make a decision.
When Xu Huai came to Xiangyang, he had already made a plan to prevent the Zheng family from having the opportunity to defend Wuyang after they retreated south. Therefore, he did not hesitate to openly confront Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son in the palace to show that fire and water were incompatible.
However, all this is also his true mood and resentment.
There was a lack of strategic depth between Xiangyang and Huaishang, and precisely because of this, the swords hung above their heads, forcing the civil and military officers in Xiangyang to focus mainly on resistance.
In one year, not only the grain, fodder and other materials mobilized from Jianghuai and Jinghu were moved to the front line as much as possible, but the atmosphere between North Korea and China also changed greatly.
After the collapse of the Xuanwei Army, the Jinghu North Road no longer had economic and strategic pacification envoys, but the Road Deployment Department and the Prefecture Military and Horse Supervision Department were brought under the direct jurisdiction of the Privy Council. In this way, the local military power was transferred from Zhongshu Menxia Province to the Privy Council.
Compared with the old system in Dai Viet, this can be said to be an earth-shaking change.
This matter can be smoothly promoted on Jinghu North Road, including the subsequent rotation of Jingbei soldiers and horses to Chushan, and Wuyang to participate in the defense. Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others were forced to make a decision under the huge crisis.
compromise.
Once they move south, there will no longer be a sense of crisis with a sharp knife hanging over their heads, and the atmosphere above the court will inevitably become conservative again, and even the changes in the military system will be limited to Jinghu North Road and will not be expanded.
On the other hand, after moving south, the military officials who led the foreign troops stayed away from the temple. At this time, they finally had a certain influence, and they were destined to be weakened again.
Even if the subsequent wars in Jianghuai, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places successfully enter the stalemate stage, the possibility of the counterattack expected by Xu Huai will be greatly weakened and the focus will be on maintenance.
This will inevitably buy enough time for the Chihu people to establish effective rule in Hedong, Hebei, Hehuai, and Shaanxi.
It will also make the recovery of the Central Plains even more elusive.
Of course, the Zheng family, a bunch of bastards, did not want to resist in Heluo and wanted to retreat south, but they secretly used Chushan to stir up trouble. How could Xu Huai not feel resentful in his heart?
Seeing Xu Huai staring out the window melancholy, Zhu Hang enlightened him: "There are so many mediocre people in the world, let alone Xiangyang. How many people in the world can be as brave and diligent as you? We listen to what you said today.
I feel very happy, but Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son are afraid that they will regard you as their enemies from now on. In addition, Prince Huai's face is also quite ugly, I am afraid that you are referring to Sang scolding Yu and criticizing Huainan!"
"These people still need to be whipped hard with whips, otherwise they won't know how to care." Xu Huai sat back on the brocade couch and looked at Wen Hengyue, who was thin and gray-faced. "Wen Shuai has been in such a bad shape recently."
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"It's still the same as before. I'm afraid I haven't recovered well, but I won't be dead for a while." Wen Hengyue smiled nonchalantly, and then frowned and said, "Looking at today's banquet, the move to the south is probably not going to happen."
The few of us can change it. Especially now that King Huai has come to Xiangyang, His Majesty, Zhou He and others will have less worries. At the moment, it is better to think more about things after moving south. Maybe His Majesty will call you alone to ask questions.
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"I have never thought about moving south before, and once the move is decided, Hu Gong, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others will definitely make careful plans for Your Majesty about the many major changes," Xu Huai smiled bitterly.
He said, "These big changes are not what I want to see. For example, after moving south, it will be necessary to organize and train the navy on a large scale to defend Jianye. This will inevitably take up a lot of money and food in the early stage. Do you want my help?"
Isn't it embarrassing for me to make suggestions?"
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It was already dark, and the hall was brightly illuminated by dozens of large candles.
The extra desk seats were all removed, and Zhou He, Hu Kai, Gao Chunnian, Wu Wenche, Gu Fan and others were all given seats. At this time, Huai Wang Zhao Guan also sat at the head of Emperor Jianji; Princess Yingyun avoided leaving.
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"Marquis Jingsheng is full of passion, and his loyalty to the imperial court is commendable, but it is not a mature way to build a country," Zhou He looked at Emperor Jianji and said, "The flood season is about to go, your majesty still needs to make up his mind as soon as possible!"
It is now the flood season in both rivers and Huaihe Rivers, so it is very inconvenient for the enemy to organize an offensive.
Now we not only have the opportunity to withdraw the elite of the Shenwu Army from Pinglu and use the obstruction of the surging Yellow River, we can also evacuate the people of Heluo to Chuanxia and Jinghu in an orderly manner before winter.
Once this time window is missed, especially if it is delayed until the Yellow River freezes, not to mention millions of people in Heluo will fall into enemy hands, the evacuation of the left and right Shenwu Army, Zuo Xiaosheng Army and Luoyang Prefecture Army will become extremely difficult.
Emperor Jianji looked at King Huai and asked, "Brother, what do you think?"
King Zhao Guan of Huai came to Xiangyang and already showed his preferential attitude, but he still needed to make his position clear.
Once they moved south, the biggest change was the relationship between the new capital and Huainan.
When Huai Wang Zhao Guan saw everyone staring at him, he still pondered for a long time before saying: "Everything is up to your Majesty's decision, and everyone will comply with it."
On the one hand, the Zheng family initially predicted that the Huai Prince's Palace would be strongly opposed to the southward move, so they did not send anyone to lobby; on the other hand, before the relationship between the Huai Prince and Jianji Emperor became unclear, no one in Xiangyang could afford to run.
Go and make friends with the people in Prince Huai's Mansion.
These two factors directly led to the fact that although the Huai Palace had eyes and ears in Xiangyang, its knowledge of the entire southward migration was very limited.
At the court banquet, after hearing Xu Huai's words at first, Zhao Guan suspected that this scene was a play for him. However, after seeing the fierce reactions of Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son, he realized that he was really determined to promote the southward migration.
It is the Zheng family, not Zhou He and others.
Especially the final attitude of Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son, if they really were forced to go back and defend Pinglu, they would most likely have different intentions. By this time, Zhao Guan also realized that moving south was no longer a matter of considering the pros and cons.
Seeing that King Huai clearly expressed his approval of moving south, Emperor Jianji had no reason to hesitate and said to everyone: "Then let's discuss the arrangements for moving south!"
This is what Emperor Jianji said, but after gaining insight into the Zheng family's intentions, he realized that the move to the south was inevitable, and he had already secretly discussed the move to the south on a small scale.
Even Hu Kai and Xu Wei, who had always disagreed with the southward migration, participated in the discussion of the southward migration strategy because they were serving as privy envoys and participating in politics.
At the time of the previous dynasty, Jianye was already a large city with a population of one million. At the end of the previous dynasty, it was the economic, political and military center of the Jianghuai separatist forces.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Dai Viet Dynasty, in order to unify the world, the city of Jianye was destroyed. Jianye also declined for a time, but it was still the seat of Jiangnan East Road.
No matter from any angle, Jianye is the first choice for moving south to the new capital.
After the fall of Bianliang, when Emperor Jianji went south to Xiangyang and became the general marshal of troops and horses, he considered building a second line of defense along the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. He had always strongly urged Jiangnan East Road and Jianye Prefecture to train their troops and horses diligently to prepare for any eventuality.
At this time, Jiangnan East Road, in addition to the Xiang troops under the jurisdiction of the various states and Jianye Prefecture, the Du Deployment Division also took charge of the navy, with more than 10,000 infantry troops.
However, since the Chihu people invaded the south, especially the defeat of the Xuanwei Army, everyone in Xiangyang has become deeply aware that an army without experienced generals to lead it, and without a group of generals and military officers who are brave enough to fight to serve as the backbone, is
Those without combat effectiveness are not enough to support the defense line along the river behind Huainan.
Therefore, the initial plan was to dispatch Deng Gui and Liu Yan troops to Jianye before moving south.
On the one hand, we strengthened the defense deployment of Jianye and nearby areas along the river, and on the other hand, we recruited soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the Jiangdong Capital Deployment Department.
At the same time, even if the left and right Shenwu armies need to withdraw south from Pinglu as soon as possible and escape, they still have to organize a period of defense in areas on the south bank of the Yellow River such as Maojindu, Mengjin, and Hangu Pass, so as to have enough time to organize the Heluo people to go ahead.
Withdraw south.
After millions of people in Heluo evacuated to Nanyang, Xiangyang and other places or evacuated into the mountains, it was the turn of the left and right Shenwu Army, Zuo Xiaosheng Army and Luoyang Prefecture Army to evacuate.
Of course, it is not possible to withdraw all troops and horses from the Heluo area.
Heluo was surrounded by the dangers of the four fortresses. After the winter, the Yellow River was frozen, and the North Pass on the other side of the Maojin Crossing was abandoned. Pinglu, Gongxian, Yanshi and Hangu Pass could not be defended alone.
Luoyang City is located on the alluvial plain of the Yiluo River and will be besieged by the enemy with an absolute advantage in military strength. However, the sources of the Yihe River and Luoshui River originate from Xiong'er Mountain and the northern foot of Funiu Mountain, and the terrain is narrow and dangerous.
The original plan was for Zheng Huaizhong to withdraw the main force to Nanyang for rest and recuperation, while also guarding Wuyang, Ye County and Xiangcheng. Yang Lin led his troops to retreat to Yiyang County in the upper reaches of the Yihe River, occupying the dangerous northern foothills of Funiu Mountain.
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Contain as much of the main force of the soldiers as possible in Heluo, making it difficult to take care of other battlefields.
Of course, they had not considered that Xu Huaihui and Zheng Huaizhong would be in conflict.
Wuyang, Ye County, and Xiangcheng occupy the upper reaches of Ru River, and Qingyi Ridge, Chushan, and Shimen Ridge occupy the right bank of the lower reaches of Ru River. Although they are divided into two defense areas, especially Yang Lin's troops from Shangcai, Zhaoling, and Suiping counties
After the withdrawal, the two defense zones were still close to each other, but the main enemy forces they faced were those led by the rebel general Yue Hailou.
In addition to promptly reporting military information, the two defense zones also need to coordinate operations when necessary.
Previously, Xu Huai cooperated well with Liu Yan and Yang Lin.
Xu Huai also exchanged information with Liu Xian who was guarding Huaichuan for a time, but Liu Xian was stubborn and did not inform Chushan. He went north alone, causing the Xuanwei army to be defeated.
He did not want such a tragedy to happen again, so it was inappropriate for Zheng Huaizhong to divide his troops to guard Wuyang, Ye County, and Xiangcheng.
Not to mention Hu Kai, Xu Wei, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Wu Wenche, and Gu Fan all felt that it was impossible to get Xu Huai and Zheng Huaizhong to put aside their prejudices and fight together in a short period of time.
Emperor Jianji was aware of the scruples in this.
Hu Kaize took his time and told Huai Wang Zhao Guan about the previously discussed plan and the difficulties.
"Isn't Marquis Jingsheng very impassioned? Simply put Wuyang, Ye County, and Xiangcheng into the Chushan camp!" Zhao Guan said coldly.
"I'm afraid this is not appropriate," Xu Wei said. "Even if Yang Lin is left to lead his troops to guard the Yi River, the enemy forces that can be contained are extremely limited. This winter, the Hulu may gather more than 100,000 people between Ruying.
The above-mentioned troops are attacking Huaishang. No matter how brave and skilled Marquis Jingsheng is, he may not be able to stop them..."
Xu Wei did not know what Xu Huai and the people in Chushan were thinking. He was simply worried that Chushan would be under too much pressure, resulting in too many casualties and causing Dai Viet to lose an elite combat force that it could truly rely on.
This is by no means a blessing for Dai Viet.
"Whether you can resist it or not, Marquis Jingsheng is in Xiangyang. You will know if you ask him face to face!" said Huai Wang Zhao Guan.
Emperor Jianji knew that there was a rift between Zhao Guan and Xu Huai, and Xu Huai's words today would definitely make him unhappy, but he did not want Zhao Guan to have the illusion of being squeezed out and suppressed when he first arrived in Xiangyang, making it difficult to recall him back in the future.
Therefore, Emperor Jianji did not directly refute Zhao Guan's words, but looked at Hu Kai, hoping that he could evade Xu Huai's explanation.
Hu Kai was also very conflicted inside.
He certainly does not want Dai Viet's current most reliable elite combat force to suffer irreparable damage.
However, Yang Lin was his direct descendant who was promoted by him. The relationship between the two was irreversible, so he had to consider Yang Lin's situation.
If we want to use the mountains in the upper reaches of the Yi River left by Yang Lin to continue fighting, the gorge road in the upper reaches of the Ru River guarded by Ye County and Xiangcheng is the only way for Yang Lin's troops to communicate with Nanyang and Xiangyang.
If Ye County and Xiangcheng are lost, and Yang Lin's troops are trapped in the upper reaches of the Yi River, it will become extremely difficult.
From this point of view, Hu Kai would rather have Chushan defend Wuyang and Xiangcheng at the same time, rather than use Zheng Huaizhong to divide his troops to defend them.
"Perhaps as His Highness said, we need to ask Marquis Jingsheng about this matter face to face," Zhou He said in a deep voice that seemed fair, "If it is difficult for Chushan to take care of the left and right, Your Majesty should not place too many burdens on Chushan!
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Previously, Zhou He and others would never agree to handing over the entire Huaishang defense line to one general. After all, the Huaishang defense line was too important to Xiangyang. It would be easier to divide and defend the Huaishang defense line to facilitate checks and balances between the DPRK and China.
Now that the move to the south has been decided, they are eager to deploy more elite soldiers and horses to deploy the second line of defense. The Huaishang line of defense is no longer important. They don't think there is any point in asking Chushan to take over the three remaining counties.
hinder.
Besides, Xu Huai spoke so fiercely today, not to mention Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son were so angry that they were shaking all over, Zhou He, Wu Wenche and others didn't want him to suffer a big loss and curb his arrogance and arrogance?
"Well, it's better to consult Xu Huai about this matter first!" Seeing that Zhou He and Zhao Guan advocated this at the same time, Emperor Jianji could only agree to consult Xu Huai for his opinion first, and then discuss it separately after Xu Huai personally shied away.
, "Xu Wei, Xu Huai has a friendship with you, and you will inevitably treat him to a drink, so you should ask him about this!"
Emperor Jianji was still worried that Xu Huai might not shirk the matter if he summoned him personally, so he left the matter to Xu Wei...
